Coolant leak out of tb gasket?

**suitercrew** · 01-05-2016

Ive been very slowly having coolant dissapear and decided to take a visual look of the uim and lim gasket which were impossible to see any potential leaks thanks to the leaking vc gaskets or atleast i assume its the vc and not the manifold itself. But i did notice coolant seeps on both sides of where the throttle body connects to the upper intake manifold what could cause this?

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**chris99gtp** · 01-05-2016

My tb gasket ripped at one point and the coolant leaked out very quickly, as in like working 5 minutes I was empty. I'd just replace it, it's easy and cheap piece of mind

**suitercrew** · 01-05-2016

Ok and given that the intake manifold gaskets look original should i replace those to and i also have the original uim should i swap that with the doorman one?

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**chris99gtp** · 01-05-2016

I did the intake manifold gaskets a different time, I figured it was just a good maintenance thing to do as they're very well known to go bad. I guess it depends on how many miles are on the car and if you're up to the job but i'd recommend to just do it.

**SubwayGuy** · 01-05-2016

If you get a new TB gasket, get a rubber one and not the paper one. That way it can be reused at a later time. Don't change the UIM unless it is definitively leaking.

**suitercrew** · 01-05-2016

Ya 95xxx miles and im up to the job!! Exciting!! Also do you know how many volts my alternator should be putting out cause occasionaly if im stopped at a light and go to gas it the rpm will drop and lights will dim. This sound like alternator battery is only a couple months old.

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